Rear valve cover ticking....

[MattPPK007]

My GS has had a ticking noise coming from the engine and myself and some friends have decided that its coming from my rear valve cover.. I suspect that it is a couple of my valves that are causeing the ticking... does anyone know how much it would cost to have the valves in the rear valve cover adjusted? and with them ticking.. how long will the car run okay for before i need work done and will thicker motor oil help the situation???? any advice would be greatly appreciated.... THANKS!

[MattPPK007]

Forgot to mention my car is a 93 GS auto with 44,000 miles on it..

[Guest]

make sure your oil is topped up! if that doesn;t work your vales are bent!

[MattPPK007]

so supposing you are correct and i have bent valves.. how immediately do i need them fixed... will anything else be affected if i continue to drive with this problem?

[David Coleman]

Uh, it's much more likely your cam frictioner gear. Check the Service bulletins on MX-3.com for more info.

[Coolzombi]

mazda repair me this for nothing and told me all v6 mx-3 do this ..not a big job ,,<BR>i think its a litte washer or something like that ..!